memory

Of course the first thing that came to mind when I saw the challenge word "memory" was to choose a memory of some event in my life and depict that in fabric. But I just couldn't seem to rally around that idea because creating pictorial type quilts is really not my style. So I abandoned that idea and starting considering the word with a more abstract view.

"what memories remain"
Painted, foiled, distressed paper bag mounted to black ultrasuede. Machine quilted.

Memories when they are fresh in your mind are clear and you can recall all the details of the occasion or event that they are linked to. The images are clear and the feelings and emotions around them sparkle with a vibrant energy. But the further you move in time away from the moment that the memory was recorded the images and the energy get harder to bring into focus. The original memory becomes fragmented and the details become a faint glimmer that lack the vibrancy and intensity that they once had. Eventually the original memory fades so much that just the faintest flicker remains buried beneath a smoky haze of images from a time too long ago to remember.